väsentligt restvärde

English translation: material residual value / scrap value

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Swedish term or phrase:väsentligt restvärde
English translation:material residual value / scrap value
Entered by: Peter Linton (X)

07:33 Aug 1, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Swedish term or phrase: väsentligt restvärde
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Anläggningstillgångar skrivs av enligt plan över den förväntade nyttjandeperioden med hänsyn till väsentligt restvärde
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:32
material residual value / scrap value
Explanation:
Although "significant" is a perfectly good and valid translation, accountants often prefer to use the word "material", which means much the same thing, but sounds more professional.

Se ref (and also many Google occurrences in PDF files of Annual Reports).
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Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 17:32
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4 +2material residual value / scrap value
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4significant residual value
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significant residual value


Explanation:


Example sentence(s):
  • is expected to have significant residual value at the end of the...

    Reference: httphttp://search.hmrc.gov.uk/kbroker/inldrev/inldrev/kbsear...
David Siebert
Local time: 17:32
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Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
material residual value / scrap value


Explanation:
Although "significant" is a perfectly good and valid translation, accountants often prefer to use the word "material", which means much the same thing, but sounds more professional.

Se ref (and also many Google occurrences in PDF files of Annual Reports).


    Reference: http://www.accaglobal.com/students/publications/student_acco...
Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 17:32
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72
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